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The Shine Bright Awards Gala will be hosted concurrently in Montreal and Toronto on November 20, 2025
The 2025 Companies Nominated
Artemis Factor
Sandoz Canada
Innomar Strategies - Cencora
Teva Canada
o2Coaching
Women Empowerment Company of the Year
McKesson Canada
Pfizer
Teva Canada
Women Support Network of the Year
Apotex Inc.
McKesson Canada
Teva Canada
Mentorship Program of the Year
Cap Inclusive
Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Teva Canada
Diversity Initiative of the Year
The 2025 Individual Nominees
Lifetime Contribution
Amy Cairns
General Manager
Bausch Canada
Julia Brown
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine, Canada
Angelique Berg
President & CEO
Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management
Karine Beaurivage
Regulatory Affairs Professional
Sandoz Canada Inc.
Daniele Thibodeau
Ex-Service Portfolio Consultant
Retired
Sheilagh Commeford
Healthcare Consultant
PSP Solutions Inc
Excellence in Leadership
Adama Ibrahim
Vice President, Digital Transformation
Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Angelique Berg
President & CEO
Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management
Dana Singleton
EVP & National Practice Lead, Health
Edelman
Isabelle Fortier
Director government affairs & Market Access Canada
Hologic Canada
Joanna Wilson
Executive Vice President, National Lead, Health & Wellness
Burson Canada
Kim Schober
Manager People & Culture
Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc.
Lyndal Walker
General Manager Branded Product Business
Sun Pharma Canada Inc
Samantha Yang
TA Head CRM (Cardio, Renal, Metabolic)
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd
Stéphanie Pierfelice
Director of Legal Affairs, Litigation & Compliance
JAMP Pharma Group
Viktoria Friedrich
Country President & General Manager – Pharmaceutical Division
Bayer Inc.
Aldona Armstrong
Marketing Solutions Lead, Immunology
UCB Canada Inc.
Corinne Buchanan-Russell
CEO & Founder
Culture Spark Solutions Inc
Daniella McCrorie
Senior Vice President
Zeno
Jennifer Hammons
Director of Pharmacy Services, & Public Health Initiatives
The Health Wagon
Josée Gagnon
President & Partner
Lemieux Bédard
Lee Courchesne
President & Founder
Agence liV Inc.
Miney Paquette
Head of Clinical operation & Development
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd
Samar Darwish
Head, Regulatory Affairs
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd
Sylvia Durgerian
President
Iqvia Solutions Canada Inc.
Amy da Rocha
Exécutive director
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Cynthia Ferlaino
Vice President, CRM & Portfolio Management
Novartis
Diana Ferraez Morlet
Marketing director
The Rounds
Jessica Glazer
Founder & Strategic Recruitment Director
MindHR Inc
Keren Haruvi
President, Sandoz North America
Sandoz USA
Lynda Brown-Ganzert
CEO
RxPx
Norine Primeau-Menzies
Executive Healthcare Consultant and Coach
PSP Solutions Inc
Sophie Deschenes
Head of Marketing
CSL Vifor
Valerie Benoit
Senior Marketing Director Nephrology/Rheumatology
Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc.
Women Entrepreneur
Amy da Rocha
Owner & Director of Sales
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Doris Qamar
Founder & CEO
SPEC Labs Centre for Advancement of Biomedical Innovation
Jennifer Meldrum
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
PEAK Pharma Solutions Inc.
Louise Perrault
Founder & CEO
International Market Access Consulting GmbH (IMAC)
Miriam Hara
Principal, Chief Strategy Officer
3H Communications Inc.
Caroline Desautels
President, Chief Business Officer
toc toc communications inc.
Gail Tatebe
General Manager
Ki Explore
Joanna Wilson
Executive Vice President, National Lead, Health & Wellness
Burson Canada
Marie-Christine Regis
Directrice générale, usine de fabrication
JAMP Pharma Manufacturing Inc
Orchid Jahanshahi
CEO & Founder
ThinkrBelle Inc.
Cloé Caron
Founding President
o2 Coaching
Isabelle Marquis
Managing Director
L’Effet A
Katrina High
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer
Artemis Factor
Mireille Vega
Founder & CEO
VGAM Biosciences Inc.
Tonya Dickenson
Founder & Creative Director
Asymmetric By Design
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Charlaine Thompson-Simmonds
Senior Pre-launch Innovation & Business Partner Lead
Sanofi
Virginia Fairbank
Chair, DE&I Council, Mental Health Specialist
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Mahendra Ganesh
Human Resources Manager
Teva Canada
Mesrak Lissanu
District Manager
Abbott Diabetes Care
Excellence in Allyship
Dima Ostrikov
Vice-President, Healthcare
Leger Healthcare
Guillaume Lefèvre
Senior Director, Government Affairs & Stakeholders Engagement
Sandoz Canada Inc.
Mahendra Ganesh
Human Resources Manager
Teva Canada
Elodie Varin
Integrated Medical Experience Lead
Genentech
Guy Payette
President
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Melanie Komadoski
Director of Marketing, Established Brands
Viatris
Fabien Paquette
General Manager
Teva Canada
Hajar Sbihi
Associate Director Technical Services
Jubilant HollisterStier
Michael Stopay
CEO
Pacer Air Freight (Pacer Precision Logistics)
Excellence in Mentorship
Allison Norris
President
Node Medcom
Annie Champagne
Certified Leadership Coach
Sprint Leadership Coaching
Cynthia Jamison
Associate Director, Medical Education
Teva Canada
Hanchata Martin
Sterile Injectables Pipeline Performance Lead
Pfizer
Julie Emond
Vice-President, Global Marketing, Integrated Solutions
bioMérieux
Kyra Trainor
Director
The Pangaea Group
Maggy Mouradian
Manager, Regulatory Policy & Operations
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd
Mesrak Lissanu
District Manager
Abbott Diabetes Care
Nicole Serena
CEO
PSP Solutions Inc
Alma Arzate
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics
Apotex Inc.
Caroline De Civita
Account Supervisor
Lemieux Bédard
Dejana Lucic
Senior Manager, New Business Development
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Jennifer Gunn
Senior Director, Customer Experience
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Karen Sargent
Transformative Strategy Consultant
KSR Strategic Consulting Inc.
L.J. Viau
Founder
Powered to Soar
Mary Speagle
Senior Director Regulatory Affairs
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Mirisa Prasin
CEO & Founder
Switch Seats Inc.
Sharyon de Souza
Senior Director, Strategy & IMC Governance
Shoppers Drug Mart | Pharmaprix
Anita Stanga
Key Account Manager - Oncology
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Charlaine Thompson-Simmonds
Senior Pre-launch Innovation & Business Partner Lead
Sanofi
Diana Ferraez Morlet
Marketing Director
The Rounds
Joy Mehlenbacher
Leader, Clinical & Business Operations
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd
Kelly Wighton
Senior Advisor, Public Relations
McKesson Canada
Lisa Heath
CEO
MediResource Inc.
Meghan Marshall
Senior Manager, Programs
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Nataly Djoukhadjian
Area Business Manager
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Wendy Dobson-Belaire
Oncology Pipeline Director
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Excellence in Innovation and Creativity
Charlaine Thompson-Simmonds
Senior Pre-launch Innovation & Business Partner Lead
Sanofi
Daphnee Lalonde
Medical Director
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Laura Carpman
Director Strategic Partnerships
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Nancy White
Vice President of Sales, Health
Calian
Orchid Jahanshahi
CEO & Founder
ThinkrBelle Inc.
Sarah Lolley
Senior Medical Director, Content & Creative Excellence
liV
Zainab Fatima
Digital Medical & AI Lead
Genentech
Cheryl Burt
Chief Commercial Officer
The Rounds
Gilda Volpentesta-Ettorre
Regulatory Head, Canada
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Laura Poulin
Videographer & Motion Designer
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Nathalie Thomas
Senior Executive Assistant
Teva Canada
Raphaëlle Roy
Vice President
EOCI
Shalini Dhawan
Account Manager, Solid Tumour
Abbvie
Daniela Lopes
Project Manager
Xfacto Communications Inc.
Jessica Lovett
VP, Commercial Strategy & Innovation
Innomar Strategies Inc.
Melanie Komadoski
Director of Marketing, Established Brands
Viatris
Neida Cancino
Vice President Supply Chain
Sandoz Canada Inc.
Ryley Murray
VP, Creative Director
Edelman
Tonya Dickenson
Founder & Creative Director
Asymmetric By Design
Rising Star
Gabrielle Cadieux
Legal Counsel – Litigation & Compliance
JAMP Pharma Group
Noémie Béland
Customer Engagement Manager, Retail divison
Sandoz Canada Inc.
Hailey Mellon
Account Manager, Health
Edelman
Sophie Duffy
Senior Research Analyst
Leger Healthcare
Michelle Chaung
Medical Science Liaison, Hematology
Eli Lilly & Co.
The 2025 Associatons Nominated
Not-for-profit of the Year
Advancing Black Talent in Pharma
Femmes en Tech / Women in Tech
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization
Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)
Fondation Cancer du sein du Québec
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology - SCWIST
Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)
Girls Action Foundation / Fondation Filles d'action
Diversity Initiative of the Year
Advancing Black Talent in Pharma
Dress for Success Montreal
ISPE Canada Women in Pharma
Les Scientifines
The 2025 Volunteer Nominees
Excellence in Leadership
Christie Simpson
Joanie Michel
Daniele Thibodeau
Joanna Wilson
Diana Ferraez Morlet
Julie-Noëlle Joannette
Erika Rodrigues
Karen Alfalo
Farzaneh Mahmoudyar
Excellence in Collaboration and Teamwork
Elodie Varin
Michele Zhang
Farzaneh Mahmoudyar
Paige Gordon
Joanna Wilson
Samandrita Mukherjee
Melina Sagarrica
Virginia Fairbank